French Justice Minister Says 217 People Jailed over Riots
- On Thursday, French courts jailed 217 people following fast-track trials linked to last weekend's rioting, with Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin hailing the judiciary's "extremely firm" response.
- Authorities detained 2,700 people since Saturday following urban violence on Oct 17, as the government claims accelerated legal processes are necessary to restore order.
- Ministry statistics show 90,020 inmates currently in prisons, exceeding the 63,348 capacity, while prosecutors have prosecuted 917 people from approximately 2,500 arrests nationwide last weekend.
- Paris lawyer Romain Ruiz of the Colere noire collective accused Darmanin of "putting pressure on judges" to pursue harsher penalties, arguing the system risks becoming an arm of repression.
- With new protests over rising cost of living planned this weekend, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's Cabinet seeks to demonstrate that the government remains in control.
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French Justice Minister: 217 People Jailed Over Riots
French courts have jailed 217 people after convicting them in fast-track trials linked to last weekend's rioting, the justice minister said Thursday, hailing the judiciary's "extremely firm" response. Speaking outside the Fleury-Merogis prison on the outskirts of Paris, Gerald Darmanin said 2,700 people had been detained since Saturday. More than 1,000 of them had appeared in court, he said, of whom "217 people have been imprisoned... and this f…
French courts have summarily convicted and jailed 217 people over last weekend's riots, the justice minister said on Thursday, praising the "extremely strict" response by the courts.
2,700 people were arrested in the incidents - "They are generally men between the ages of 18 and 25," said the Minister of Justice
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French justice minister says 217 people jailed over riots
PARIS — French courts have jailed 217 people after convicting them in fast-track trials linked to last weekend's rioting, the justice minister said Thursday, hailing the judiciary's "extremely firm" response. Speaking outside the Fleury-Merogis prison on the outskirts of Paris, Gerald Darmanin said 2,700 people had been detained since Saturday. More than 1,000 of them had appeared in court, he said, of whom "217 people have been imprisoned... an…
So far, 217 people have been sentenced to prison after speedy trials following the riots last weekend, according to France's Justice Minister.
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